Siloam Springs man placed on probation in solicitation case
BENTONVILLE -- A judge placed a Siloam Springs man on five years of state-supervised probation after he admitted he used Facebook to try and get photographs of two teenage girls.
View ArticleWashington County bridge report blames failings on lack of training, poor...
FAYETTEVILLE -- Washington County's Road Department failed to follow engineers' plans and Arkansas standards while building at least three county bridges, potentially making them less safe and less...
View ArticleBrands' role in social change
A brand's leadership must be authentic to who they are and the values they believe in to connect with consumers and create social change, a panel of women executives said during a Bentonville Film...
View ArticleFestival notes
• During the 9:30 a.m. news conference Geena Davis, co-founder of the Bentonville Film Festival, quietly took a photo of two women who wore Thelma & Louise T-shirts. Davis played...
View ArticleFayetteville to develop invasive species policy
FAYETTEVILLE -- The City Council enacted a law prohibiting parking in front of mailboxes Tuesday.
View ArticleLawman tells jury gun aimed at him, so he fired
FORT SMITH -- A former city police officer told a federal court jury Tuesday he had no choice but to shoot and kill Eric Berry in his home in 2009.
View ArticleRogers church asks for change to master street plan
Fellowship Church officials presented the city Planning Commission with a petition signed by about 1,200 people requesting a road extension be removed from the city's street plan during a meeting Tuesday.
View ArticleWalton Arts Center nets $1 million gift
Fayetteville’s Walton Arts Center on Wednesday said it has received a $1 million gift that will be used toward the performing arts center’s campaign to add 30,000 feet of space.
View Article3 sentenced in child-porn cases
Three Northwest Arkansas men were sentenced Wednesday on unrelated charges for possessing and distributing child pornography, U.S. District Attorney Connor Eldridge announced in a news release.
View ArticleBentonville festival offers connections with Hollywood
Not long after Joey Lauren Adams confirmed her involvement with the Bentonville Film Festival, people from her home state started asking the Little Rock native questions.
View ArticleDisputed property in Springdale a step closer to rezoning
Springdale officials have moved forward with rezoning property central to a dispute between Springdale and Bethel Heights.
View ArticleRecords
Arrests 4th District Drug Task Force Charles Stafford, 46, of 2934 N. Gregg Ave. in Fayetteville was arrested Tuesday in connection with hindering apprehension or prosecution.
View ArticleEight NWA students added to as Merit Scholars
Twenty-one Arkansas high school seniors are among 2,500 students nationally to be named this week as recipients of $2,500 National Merit Scholarships.
View ArticleHearing set on Centerton gun range
Benton County planners set May 20 for a public hearing on a request for late afternoon and nighttime shooting hours at a gun range near Centerton.
View ArticleSpring cleanup set for Saturday in Fayetteville
The city's fourth and final spring cleanup of 2015 is scheduled Saturday.
View ArticleWalton Arts Center announces $1 million gift
FAYETTEVILLE -- Marti and Kelly Sudduth have added their names to a growing list of major donors to the Walton Arts Center's expansion and renovation project.
View ArticleWork stops on Fayetteville student housing project
FAYETTEVILLE -- A contractual dispute has temporarily halted construction of a major student housing complex near Baum Stadium called Beechwood Village.
View ArticleState's economic development director says process needs to be streamlined
BENTONVILLE -- Arkansas is home to seven Fortune 500 companies and the eighth could be starting now as a small business, according to the state's new economic development leader.
View ArticleEmail policy change put on hold
State Treasurer Dennis Milligan reversed a decision to have required employees to delete email after 30 days, after receiving negative reactions from members of the press.
View ArticleMen sentenced on federal child porn charges
FAYETTEVILLE -- Three men were sentenced to federal prison Wednesday on unrelated charges of receiving child pornography.
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